Just curious. Inspired by the ongoing thread about "Geno fan" expectations, and I'm curious what the thinking is on the other side of the fence. What do people expect out of Alex Smith over the next, let's say, 2-5 years? Specifics, even, yardage and TDs, wins and losses, offensive rankings, etc. This is not a thread with an agenda, I'm genuinely curious what people think, so let's try to keep this from turning into snipe thread #368.

I hope you are right. I think the poll in the negativity thread proves that the vast majority of people are at least hopeful, and the negative are in a small minority. But it is hard to tell that from reading the threads here, as the negative people dominate every discussion with doom and gloom making it seem like they are the majority. I think if I really looked I would see that it is mainly the same 10-15 people, but it sure seems like more sometimes.

I think that's largely a matter of perception and what horse you're betting on. On my side of the fence I feel like it's very difficult to say anything even remotely critical of Alex Smith or Andy Reid because regardless of what it is or how much you explain your position you automatically get lumped in as bitching-and-moaning. Similar to how other people feel like they get called homers when they're positive.

It eventually hits a point where I stop caring about people's reactions and begin ignoring a lot of replies or even entire threads. Which isn't really a productive thing on a forum for discussion.

I think that's largely a matter of perception and what horse you're betting on. On my side of the fence I feel like it's very difficult to say anything even remotely critical of Alex Smith or Andy Reid because regardless of what it is or how much you explain your position you automatically get lumped in as bitching-and-moaning. Similar to how other people feel like they get called homers when they're positive.

It eventually hits a point where I stop caring about people's reactions and begin ignoring a lot of replies or even entire threads. Which isn't really a productive thing on a forum for discussion.

I see both sides of the fence, and while you have been reasonable few others on your side have. Most on "my" side have been reasonable until attacked.